Electrical Engineer salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$139,315
Middle 50%$124.9k–$164.1k
vs. national median+13%comparison median $123,560
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,900 and $259,682.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,332
25th$124,940
50th (median)$139,315
75th$164,086
90th$172,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2021: median $100,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $104,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $124,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $129,250 (17 filings) FY2025: median $139,469 (18 filings) FY2026: median $139,315 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––1
FY2021$100,000$79,125$108,12512
FY2022$104,000$91,042$129,70017
FY2023$124,000$110,000$144,22522
FY2024$129,250$115,000$140,63817
FY2025$139,469$124,838$162,42918
FY2026$139,315$134,285$170,00013

Cost of living

Bloomington's median Electrical Engineer salary of $139,315 is worth about $148,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bloomington = 93.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Bloomington, IL area earned a median of $98,920 in May 2025 (40 employed). The H-1B median here is $139,315, 41% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Rivian$140,50130

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III $141,687 21
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$99,216$141,68721

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.